For the second year in a row, the most-reported responsibility of hospital and health system senior IT executives was contributing to their organization's overall business strategy, according to the 2014 HIMSS Leadership Survey.

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission has partnered with the Texas Health Service Authority to develop health information exchange accreditation criteria.

The Federation of State Medical Boards is considering a proposed telemedicine policy that would require physicians to be licensed in the patient's state in order to deliver care remotely.

The College for Healthcare Information Management Executives has appointed Keith Fraidenburg as the organization's first chief strategy officer.

The vast majority (90 percent) of hospitals use six or more types of devices that could be integrated with electronic health records. However, just a third of hospitals integrate any medical devices with EHRs, and those that do integrate an…

MeriTalk has announced the results of a new study that found the majority of federal healthcare executives say big data will improve population health management, patient care and preventive care.

IBM's Watson computer is increasingly being used in heathcare, analyzing the big data created by organizations to better improve healthcare delivery.

Come Oct. 1, ICD-10 is going to be implemented in healthcare organizations in full force.

Atlanta-based LabMD has hit the Federal Trade Commission with a lawsuit seeking to stop what the company calls an "abuse of power and regulation" of patient information without proper authority, claiming only HHS can enforce patient privacy laws.

A consumer advocacy group has filed a complaint with the Florida Department of Health alleging Walgreens' Well Experience model causes illegal risks to public health and endangers the privacy of patient information, according to Tampa Bay Business Journal report.